We just wanted to update our readers that 7th St between G and H St is still blocked off to vehicles as of 4pm today. Pedestrian traffic is unaffected. The water main break, or rather leak, seems to have been isolated under the road directly in front of Ruby Tuesday Chop’t restaurant.

It does not appear that the break will be fixed in time for evening traffic, so it would be best to avoid 7th St tonight. As WTOP reported, no water service disruptions were experienced this morning, but WASA may have shut off water later in the day (around noon). That would affect all restaurants on the block as well as the Gallery Place condo. Feel free to leave a comment if you have been affected!

Update: Late this evening, repair work was completed. Also, it does not appear that water was ever shut off to nearby residences or restaurants today (or it was shut off for a very short amount of time).